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I love Jesse. I always enjoy him. If you wanna hear some kick ass interviews then YouTube Howard Stern & Jesse Ventura. One of my favorite parts was
the end when he told the CIA guys to tell their boss that if he is ever tailed again without being told first, they will find said tail floating in
the river

. Another interesting part of the video was when he first meet the 20 CIA agents who wanted to interrogate him, he asked them what they
are doing and why are they going against their mission statement is not to be operational inside the USA. I thought that was a curious statement Jesse
made so I decided to see if it were true.
www.cia.gov...
6. Does the CIA spy on Americans? Does it keep a file on you? By law, the CIA is specifically prohibited from collecting foreign intelligence
concerning the domestic activities of US citizens. Its mission is to collect information related to foreign intelligence and foreign
counterintelligence. By direction of the president in Executive Order 12333 of 1981 and in accordance with procedures approved by the Attorney
General, the CIA is restricted in the collection of intelligence information directed against US citizens. Collection is allowed only for an
authorized intelligence purpose; for example, if there is a reason to believe that an individual is involved in espionage or international terrorist
activities. The CIA's procedures require senior approval for any such collection that is allowed, and, depending on the collection technique employed,
the sanction of the Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General may be required. These restrictions on the CIA have been in effect since
the 1970s.
It looks like the CIA isn't even allowed to collect intel they gathered from foreign intel that involves US citizens. But, and there is always a
"but", they are allowed to collect very specific intel on US citizens if that person is suspected to be terrorist/espionage. So with that, does the
CIA suspect Jesse Ventura of espionage or worse, a terrorist?
Oh and btw, I had no idea Jesse went to Cuba and meet Castro. I did a google search and learned that he wants to sell Cuba farm produce from his home
state.
Ventura meets Castro
news.minnesota.publicradio.org...
Sharing a stage with Fidel Castro was not, by Gov. Ventura's own admission, something he had ever expected. But after acknowledging the Cuban
leader and other dignitaries, Ventura advised exhibitors and guests never to rule anything out.
"I never dreamed in my lifetime that I would stand here in the great country of Cuba. But it proves to me, just as it did when I ran for governor of
Minnesota, that anything can happen," he said.
Ventura and Castro had little time to speak with each other, but Castro did say -- through an interpreter -- that he was pleased with Ventura's
remarks at the opening ceremony.
Ventura, in turn, did what he had promised to do: Steer Cuban officials to Minnesota farm products. The governor introduced Castro to farmer Ralph
Kaehler and his family. The Kaehlers arrived in Cuba with hogs, sheep, bison, and cattle from their farm outside Rochester and from other family-owned
farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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